Tehillim (Psalm) 37:5 Orthodox
Jewish Bible
“Commit thy derech (road, way) unto
Hashem [1]; trust also in Him; and He shall
bring it to pass.”
When
one commits their way unto the Lord they are entrusting everything – their
lives, families, jobs and possessions – to his care. Trust is an outcropping of faith. Without faith we cannot know God. So trusting God to guide us down life’s road should
be a natural part of a believers spiritual maturation process. I used the Orthodox Jewish version of
scripture because I felt it laid out the verses meaning in the clearest and
most concise manner. Trusting the Lord
is very important, which is why King David three times in the first nine verses
of the Psalm. When we do not trust
someone we will rely on them for nothing.
It is quite the opposite with God as scripture bears out.
Verse
3 speaks of trusting the Lord and doing good.
It is a conditional statement.
(If you) trust in the Lord and do good, THEN you will be safe and
prosper. The second verse of the first
chapter of John’s third letter offers a prayer for his friend and brother in
Christ Gaius. In that verse John asks
that his friend prosper in all things even as his soul prospers. Monetary gain, while not evil in and of
itself, can be a great temptation that has led many souls far away from
God. Spiritual prosperity is what we
ought to seek, not finance success. God
will not shortchange you. Trust him.
Verse
7 is a heavy hitter in that it speaks of being still and waiting patiently for
the Lord. Those are two things that are
nearly impossible for most folks.
Committing our way to the Lord with trust in our hearts will slowly
enable us to rest in his presence and wait for his promises to come to
fruition. God has a plan for you. Find rest in him thru his word. He knows what he’s doing and will bring to
pass that which we need exactly when we need it the most. Until next time, walk with the King and be a
blessing!
Resource: The Life
Application Study Bible, published by Tyndale House.
The Orthodox
Jewish Bible, published by Artists for Israel International.
[1] Hashem (hashSHEM) – a substitute name for YWHW or Yahwah;
another name for God.
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